Delivering outpatient virtual clinics during the COVID-19 pandemic: early evaluation of clinicians' experiences

V Vas, S North, T Rua, D Chilton… - BMJ open …, 2022 - bmjopenquality.bmj.com
Background The COVID-19 pandemic has put health systems across the world under significant
pressure. In March 2020, a national directive was issued by the National Health Service …

[HTML][HTML] The geko™ electro-stimulation device for venous thromboembolism prophylaxis: a NICE medical technology guidance

…, A Healy, V McMillan, E Morris, T Rua… - … health economics and …, 2015 - Springer
The geko™ device is a single-use, battery-powered, neuromuscular electrostimulation device
that aims to reduce the risk of venous thromboembolism (VTE). The National Institute for …

Prospective randomised trial of emergency cardiac computerised tomography (PROTECCT)

W Aziz, H Morgan, OM Demir, A Sinha, T Rua, R Rajani… - Heart, 2022 - heart.bmj.com
Objective Many patients presenting with suspected acute coronary syndrome (ACS) have
high-sensitivity cardiac troponin (hs-cTn) concentrations between rule-in and rule-out …

Cost-effectiveness in diagnosis of stable angina patients: a decision-analytical modelling approach

MS Nazir, Y Rodriguez-Guadarrama, T Rua, KH Bui… - Open …, 2022 - openheart.bmj.com
Objective Given recent data on published diagnostic accuracies, this study sought to
determine the most cost-effective diagnostic strategy for detection of significant coronary artery …

[HTML][HTML] Virtual Touch™ quantification to diagnose and monitor liver fibrosis in hepatitis B and hepatitis C: a NICE medical technology guidance

…, E Morris, A Chalkidou, T Rua… - … health economics and …, 2017 - Springer
Virtual Touch™ Quantification (VTq) is a software application used with Siemens Acuson
ultrasound scanners to assess the stiffness of liver tissue. The National Institute for Health and …

The economic evidence for advanced imaging in the diagnosis of suspected scaphoid fractures: systematic review of evidence

T Rua, D Parkin, V Goh, P McCrone… - Journal of Hand …, 2018 - journals.sagepub.com
Given the limitations of conventional radiography in the diagnosis of suspected scaphoid
fractures on presentation, advanced imaging, particularly magnetic resonance imaging, is a …

[HTML][HTML] Organisation and integrated healthcare approaches for people living with HIV, multimorbidity, or both: a systematic review

V Nicolau, D Brandão, T Rua, A Escoval - BMC Public Health, 2023 - Springer
Background Universal recommendation for antiretroviral drugs and their effectiveness has
put forward the challenge of assuring a chronic and continued care approach to PLHIV (…

[HTML][HTML] Inpatient COVID-19 vaccination rollout: Improving access to vaccination

…, A Ziemba, C Jones, A Travers, A Guilder, T Rua… - Clinical …, 2022 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background We were aware of high numbers of inpatients unvaccinated against COVID-19
at Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust (GSTT). Due to this, an inpatient vaccination …

Economic evaluation of a dedicated cardiac resynchronisation therapy preassessment clinic

BS Sidhu, T Rua, J Gould, B Porter, B Sieniewicz… - Open …, 2020 - openheart.bmj.com
Introduction Patient evaluation before cardiac resynchronisation therapy (CRT) remains
heterogeneous across centres and it is suspected a proportion of patients with unfavourable …

[HTML][HTML] Cost-effectiveness of immediate magnetic resonance imaging in the management of patients with suspected scaphoid fracture: results from a randomized …

T Rua, S Gidwani, B Malhotra, S Vijayanathan… - Value in Health, 2020 - Elsevier
Objectives Given the limited diagnostic accuracy of radiographs on presentation to the
emergency department (ED), the management of suspected scaphoid fractures remains clinically …